Trends and patterns of inequalities in using facility delivery among reproductive-age women in Bangladesh: a decomposition analysis of 2007-2017 Demographic and Health Survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The prime objectives of the study were to measure the prevalence of facility delivery, assess socioeconomic inequalities and determine potential associated factors in the use of facility delivery in Bangladesh.DesignCross-sectional.

Setting

The study involved investigation of nationally representative secondary data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey between 2007 and 2017-2018.

Participants

The participants of this study were 30 940 (weighted) Bangladeshi women between the ages of 15 and 49.

Methods

Decomposition analysis and multivariable logistic regression were both used to analyse data to achieve the study objectives.

Results

The prevalence of using facility delivery in Bangladesh has increased from 14.48% in 2007 to

SUBMITTER: Rahman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806084 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature